english churches and their websites
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English churches and THEIR websites. Sara Batts 2009-2010 . What is a church?. English church denominations. Figures from Brierley (2006) based on 2005 church census. First Year . Aims & objectives Identifying sources academic & non-academic Initial literature review - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ENGLISH CHURCHES AND THEIR WEBSITESSara Batts2009-2010
What is a church?
Anglican43%
Baptist6%
Catholic10%
Methodist16%
New3%
Orthodox1% Pentecostal
6%URC4%
Others4%
Independent6%
English church denominations
Figures from Brierley (2006) based on 2005 church census
First Year Aims & objectives Identifying sources
academic & non-academic
Initial literature review Size & method for longitudinal study Planning future work Training
Context Church
attendance decreasing
Internet access increasing
US and Asian research
Online church & NRM
This study focus is:
UK research Producers
Research Questions
How are churches using websites? Variation by denomination Web 2.0 & collaboration Decision makers and gatekeepers Theological influences
Actions from year 1
Justification Terminology Objectivity
Sampling Catholicism Second Life
Research (1)Longitudinal study: All English churches400 churches
Will proportions change over time?
Second phase completed January 2010 Anglican Baptist Catholic Methodist
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80Phase 1 site foundPhase 2 site found
Research (2)
Category definition Categories piloted Defined sampling frame Actual n being
determined
Content analysis: East Anglian churches
Training & writing Meeting training requirement
7 days’ equivalent training Vitae workshop Library conferences
Draft methods chapter Draft literature review updated and
reassessed
Plan of work 2010-2011March
Data collection software
Content analysis final pilot
April-June
Content analysis data collection (East Anglian)
July-August
3rd phase All England data
collection Content analysis data collection
How to find interviewees
September-October
Content analysis data collection
Assimilate results & outline results chapter
November-December
Data analysis
Draft results chapter
3rd year report
4th phase All England data
collection
January
3rd year report
Draft results chapter
PGR requirement
Update literature search
Review project plan &
aims & objectives
Update methods